Police identified the man as Pranav Tiwari, who hailed from Madhya Pradesh’s Rewa.

A 25-year-old assistant director of the Indian Engineering Services (IES) allegedly committed suicide by hanging himself from a ceiling fan, in southwest Delhi’s Vasant Vihar, said police. Initial investigation revealed he was suffering from depression as he was not able to clear the civil services exam, police added.

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Police identified the man as Pranav Tiwari, who hailed from Madhya Pradesh’s Rewa. “His three flatmates — Dheeraj Pandey, Devender Patel and Vivek — are also IES officers. On Friday evening, Dheeraj and Devender went to a nearby mall, while Vivek left for his native home. Pranav was alone in the flat,” a senior police officer said.

Police said that when Dheeraj and Devender returned around 9 pm, they found the door locked. “They got a ladder and climbed up the balcony… They saw him hanging from a nylon rope. He was taken down and rushed to a hospital, where he was declared dead,” the officer said.